Freight Roverwas a British commercial vehicle manufacturer based in theWashwood Heatharea ofBirmingham,England.
| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | January 1981 |
| Defunct | April 1987 |
| Successor | Leyland DAF |
| Headquarters | Washwood Heath,Birmingham ,England |
| Products | Vans |
| Parent | Land Rover Group |
History
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Freight Rover was created as a division of theLand Rover GroupofBritish Leyland(BL) in 1981, creating a new single brand for BL's light commercial vehicle range, which had previously been sold under the Leyland and Austin-Morris brands - (although car derived vans such as those based on theMorris ItalandAustin Metrocontinued to be sold under either the Austin or Morris brands). Essentially Freight Rovers were face-lifted,badge engineered1st gen Leyland Sherpas.
Under later company organisation changes, Freight Rover became part of theLeyland Trucksdivision of BL.
In 1987, the Leyland Trucks division of, what was by then, theRover Group(following the renaming of BL in 1986), merged with the Dutch truck companyDAF Trucksto formDAF NV(Which in the UK traded asLeyland DAF), which was later floated on the Dutch stock market. The new company has three plants; two truck plantsEindhovenandLeyland,and a van plant inWashwood Heath.
Following the collapse of DAF NV in 1993, the van plant was the subject of amanagement buyoutand a new independent van company,LDV Group,was established.[1][2][3][4]
Vehicles
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edit- ^David Bowen (23 April 1994)."Leyland DAF in pounds 8.6m rebound: Management buyout brings a change in fortunes – and name".Independent.Archived fromthe originalon 26 October 2018.Retrieved15 January2023.
- ^"Van firm in £1.5bn bid".BBC News.2 May 2002.Retrieved15 January2023.
- ^"LDV: Countdown to collapse".The Guardian.8 June 2009.Retrieved15 January2023.
- ^European Commission(7 August 2009)."State aid NN/41/2009 – Rescue Aid for LDV Group Limited"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 26 October 2018.Retrieved15 January2023.
External links
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